Colin Farrell reveals he is set to begin filming on The Batman spin-off series in just a few weeks

Colin Farrell is sharing some details about his upcoming role in the new Penguin series for HBO Max.

The Irish actor, who was honored for his work in The Banshees Of Inisherin during the Palm Springs International Film Festival, revealed that he starts to shoot The Batman spin-off series in February, which is just weeks away.

And while on the red carpet at the gala event, Farrell confessed to Variety that he had no idea he would be asked to star in a stand-alone series about The Penguin while shooting The Batman.

Colin Farrell, 46, opened up about reprising his role as The Penguin in the upcoming series for HBO Max during his appearance at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival

‘The only thing I had an idea was that I wasn’t nearly getting to explore the character as much as I wanted to,’ Farrell, 46, told reporter, Marc Malkinat, the gala event.

‘There was all this extraordinary work done by [makeup and prosthetics artists] Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine and his team, and I just thought it was the tip of the iceberg, pardon the pun, that we were getting to do the six or seven scenes that we did in the film. I was grateful for them, but I wanted more.’ 

The Castleknock, County Dublin, Ireland native added, ‘Honest to God, any thoughts I had about an extended series was to do with Mike Marino’s work. I Just know there was so much to do with this. Age it up, age it down. He’s just a genius, Mike, so it was his work that was the inspiration really.’

Open book: The actor revealed why he decided to sign on to play Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobblepot/ Penguin in The Batman spin-off series

His reasoning: ‘There was all this extraordinary work done by [makeup and prosthetics artists] Mike Marino and Mike Fontaine and his team, and I just thought it was the tip of the iceberg, pardon the pun, that we were getting to do the six or seven scenes that we did in the film. I was grateful for them, but I wanted more,’ Farrell said of his inspiration to reprise the Penguin role

It was Variety that first reported Farrell had signed on to star in The Penguin in December 2021, which was then followed up this past March by HBO Max officially ordering the show to series.

The details for the series have been kept under wraps, but it is believed to be take place in the immediate aftermath of the events of The Batman, which starred Robert Pattinson in the title role.

It has been confirmed that Cristin Milioti will star as Sofia Falcone, the daughter of Gotham mob boss Carmine Falcone, who was played by John Turturro in the film.

Honoree: On Thursday, Farrell received the Desert Palm Achievement Award for his acclaimed role in The Banshees Of Inisherin at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival

More acclaimed work: Written, directed and co-produced by Martin McDonagh, The Banshees Of Inisherin stars Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them; the actor is seen discussing his role at the film festival

On Thursday, Farrell was honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Award for his acclaimed role in The Banshees Of Inisherin at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Written, directed and co-produced by Martin McDonagh, the dark tragicomedy film stars Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

In the wake of its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival this past September, the movie has garnered plenty of critical acclaim.

Series dish: The details for The Penguin series have been kept under wraps, but it is believed to be take place in the immediate aftermath of the events of The Batman; Farrell is seen after being transformed into Oswald ‘Oz’ Cobblepot/ Penguin for The Batman